If you’re planning a get-together and want some fail-safe cocktail recipes, look no further. Simple, fresh and delicious, these drinks will always get the party started.
Old Fashioned
Ingredients:
- 1/5 of a cup of gin (50 ml)
- One teaspoon of sugar syrup
- Dash of orange bitters
- Orange peel twist
Instructions:
- Pour all the ingredients into a glass, add ice if desired.
- Stir gently, garnish with the orange peel twist.
Cosmopolitan
Ingredients:
- 1/5 of a cup of vodka
- 1/8 of a cup of cranberry juice
- Dash of lime juice
- Lime wedge
Instructions:
- Shake the liquid ingredients in a cocktail shaker, and strain into a cocktail glass.
- Add ice if desired, and garnish with a lime wedge.
Espresso Martini
Ingredients:
- 1 espresso of brewed coffee
- 1/5 of a cup of vodka
- 1/5 cup of coffee liqueur
- ½ a cup of sugar
- Ice
Instructions:
- Make a sugar syrup by adding 1/5 of a cup of water to a pan with the sugar and bringing to the boil.
- Turn off the heat and allow the mixture to cool.
- Once the sugar syrup is cool, add a dash to a martini glass.
- Add the rest of the liquid ingredients into a cocktail shaker with ice, shake well and strain.
- Stir the cocktail before serving.
